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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- al_mubarakk@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <al_mubarakk@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:56:03 +0300
Subject: Attention, Valued Businessman
Attention, Valued Businessman
I seek to privately invest in your country. I am interested in private businessmen and corporations with good business ideas and projects that can generate good interest of at least 10% ROI per annum.
The fund will be disbursed based on a clear loan of 4.5% interest rate per annum for 5 years renewable tenure.
All sign-up contracts briefings and investment portfolio management files will be handled in United Arab Emirates.
For further details please contact me directly with the contact information below. [al_mubarakk@yahoo.com.ph]
Best Regards,
Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
CEO and Managing Director
Mubadala Development Company
United Arab mirates
http://mubadala.ae
Email:al_mubarakk@yahoo.com.ph
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